Chronological Bible Story Telling

The Bible story telling video, God's
Story: From Creation to Eternity, wonderfully
impacts viewers of all ages, no matter their social or
economic status, or their ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
The reason for this success can be summed up in two words,
"chronological storytelling." This dynamic
method of communication is not new. In fact, God
used this style of presentation throughout the Bible.

In the New Testament, when the
confused disciples on the road to Emmaus puzzled about
Jesus' death on the cross, the risen promised Savior
himself, Jesus Christ, came alongside scolding, "O
slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have
spoken!" Then, starting in Genesis, Jesus used the
Old Testament Scripture to "explain things
concerning himself."

Missionaries
Discover Chronological Story Telling

Today, missionaries world-wide
are rediscovering the effectiveness of sharing the Gospel
by utilizing the same chronological Bible story telling
presentation used by Jesus on the Emmaus road. In fact,
no matter how primitive or sophisticated a society may be,
the best way to communicate ideas is still through the
avenue of story telling.

New Tribes Missions moved from the
traditional missionary approach of topical teaching to
chronological Bible story telling. They now deliver the
Gospel beginning with the foundational stories that
present: The Creator God, humankind's creation and fall,
and people's need to trust God's provision of a
substitutionary sacrifice.

Teachers begin in the Old
Testament using Bible stories that point to the lost
condition of all people, and of God's promise that one
day, a Savior would come to provide salvation for all
humankind. After several months, the teaching of the New
Testament stories of Jesus begin. At that point, even
previously unreached people-groups easily recognize Jesus
as the promised Savior from God.

These missionaries who use
chronological Bible story telling report that instead of
waiting 20 years for their first convert among unreached
people groups, they now see an 80% conversion rate in
only a few monthswith evidence of changed lives! Already
the response to showings of God's Story are
producing these same kinds of phenomenal results as New
Tribes Missions reports.